SENATE DOCKET, NO. 135        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1157

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the expenditure of certain municipal and district monies.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 135        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1157

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1157) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to the expenditure of certain municipal and district monies.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1109 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the expenditure of certain municipal and district monies.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The second sentence of section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (2) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

“(2) sums not in excess of twenty thousand dollars recovered under the terms of any insurance policy or received in restitution for damage done to property or due to the injury or incapacity of an officer or employee may be used by the officer or department having control of the city, town or district property or replacement services for the restoration or replacement of such property, during the 120 days following receipt of those proceeds, or to provide replacement services for the injured or incapacitated officer or employee, including any related costs, for whom the insurance proceeds or restitution is received during the same fiscal year those proceeds are received, or to reimburse the budget item from which the replacement services are funded, during the same fiscal year the replacement services are provided and the proceeds are received, without specific appropriation.”